Jade Legacy by Fonda LeeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Jade universe expands exponentially in this last installment of the Green Bone Saga. Not only does the geography expand to multiple locations, and the cast of characters multiplies accordingly, but the time period covered is extended as well. About half-way in I despaired a little, thinking that by covering so much Lee was losing the thread (or at least I was). But I was still enjoying the larger chess game, so I persevered and was rewarded with a satisfying (if not completely happy) ending. While touching on broad themes such as immigration, global economics, race relations, underground rebellions, Lee keeps the idea of family, honor, and love foremost. A great series full of action and intrigue. I fell in love with all the main characters, and love that Lee includes things such as travel brochures in the back of the novel, because she knows we secretly wish we could visit Janloon.
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It was not the gems themselves that were worthy of reverence. Jade had meaning because of the type of perosn one had to become to wear it. Jade was the visible proof that a person had dedicated their life to the discipline of wielding power, to the dangers and costs of being a Green Bone.
It wasn't a purposeful and powerful fortune that had always swept him along in its inexplicable currents, that trapped him in suffering yet in the oddest moments protected him. It was insignificance.
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